From Copenhagen with Love; Dispatches from a Montreal Intersection
by Lukas StevensOne of Montreal's busiest bicycle intersections with over 10,000 bicycles daily. It features a protected two-way cycle track underpass but unfortunately makes a detour that takes...
View ArticleArrange a Svajerløb Cargo Bike Race!
Last week in Barcelona, the inagural svajerløb cargo bike race was held on a sunny Sunday in the Poble Nou neighbourhood. It was event organised pro bono by Copenhagenize Design Co's office in...
View ArticleTraffic Safety Orgs Speak for Themselves - Not the Rest of Us
Classic traffic safety organisation narrative. "Stop cycling".By Stephanie PattersonWith Mikael Colville-AndersenIn the diverse world of traffic planning, advocacy and various movements for liveable...
View Article2017 - A year in Review
2017 saw yet another instrumental increase in urban cycling in cities across the globe, further legitimizing pedal power as a mode of transport for citizens the world over. As another year has passed,...
View ArticleCopenhagen Bike Hub
by Stephanie PattersonCopenhagenize Design Company’s time at our very cool co-working space on Paper Island/Papirøen is sadly coming to an end – the island's old industrial buildings are being...
View ArticleFarewell Papirøen, hello Nordhavn!
Park where you want outside our new Nordhavn officeFor the last four years Copenhagenize Design Company has had the pleasure of calling Copenhagen’s Papirøen, or Paper Island, home. Alongside a handful...
View ArticleGhent - Changing the Whole Circulation Plan Overnight: a Strong Political...
When passengers get out of the train, they usually recognise a bicycle-friendly city by the number of bicycles parked by the entrance of the station. There is no need to say that Ghent is one of...
View ArticleCycling with Disabilities and Injuries
I haven't been on a bicycle for 7 days. The reason? A couple of cracked ribs. I've tried each and every day to cycle, but it hasn't been possible. When a simple cough is enough to bring tears to your...
View ArticleMeteoric Rise in Bicycle Traffic in Copenhagen
The news out of Copenhagen this week is good. Apart from an arsenal of over 20 permanent sensors dedicated to counting bicycle traffic, the City of Copenhagen also performs comprehensive bi-annual...
View ArticleThe Car Empire Strikes Back - Complete Anthology
We've been compiling a list of examples of how the automobile industry, since the bicycle returned to the public consciousness around 2006-2007, have been striking back. Using their advertising...
View ArticleThe Bicycle Bridges of Copenhagen
By Mia Riefkohl / Copenhagenize Design CompanyThe City of Copenhagen minds the gaps. Over the past decade, we have witnessed radical changes in the connectivity of Copenhagen, a city bisected by a...
View ArticleThe Lulu Solves Congestion, Road Safety Issues and Finding Space for Bikes
I finally got around to subjecting The Lulu to a simple test. I've been meaning to do it for ages and last night we cast ourselves headlong into the urban fray. I figured The World's Youngest Urbanist...
View ArticleWhen a Public Space Doesn't Want You - Kvæsthusmolen
A late-summer evening in Copenhagen. Copenhagenize Design Company arranged for The Bicycle Chef - Cykelkokken to serve up a delicious snack for our guests from the City of Bordeaux, including Mayors...
View ArticleElectric Cars: Where Will the Energy Come From?
Copenhagenize Design Company Guest Author, Jason Henderson, is Professor of Geography & Environment at San Francisco State University, visiting Copenhagen this Fall on a research sabbatical...
View ArticleCopenhagenizing the City of Almetyevsk / Альме́тьевск
A freshly paved cycle track in Almetyevsk along the city's main street, Lenina.What a difference a year makes. In October 2015, Copenhagenize Design Company was hired by the City of Almetyevsk, in...
View ArticleCopenhagenize Slopes - Iconic Architectural Topography, Housing, and Public...
Copenhagenize Slopes 1,2,3. Reversing the Arrogance of Space on Hans Christian Andersen Boulevard in Copenhagen and re-demoractizing the space with 507 apartments of 50 m2, an urban park at street...
View ArticleFrom the Bicycle Snake to Chinese Vanity Project
Let's just get to it, shall we.Cyclists are not random boxes of corn flakes that you store up on a shelf, out of sight - out of mind.They are urban citizens contributing as much as the next - often...
View ArticleBikes Beat Metro in Copenhagen
Originally published on April 4, 2014Like anyone interested in city life, we like to keep our eyes on the street life of our city. Currently however, the City of Copenhagen is planning to take some...
View Article7550 New Bike Parking Spots at Copenhagen Central Station
For all of Copenhagen's badassness as a bicycle city, there remains one thing that the City still completely sucks at. Bicycle parking at train stations. At Copenhagen Central Station there are only...
View ArticleThe Bicycle Bridges of Copenhagen
By Mia Riefkohl / Copenhagenize Design CompanyThe City of Copenhagen minds the gaps. Over the past decade, we have witnessed radical changes in the connectivity of Copenhagen, a city bisected by a...
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